I only had to watch it once. After 647 pages and 40 seconds my life would never ever be the same.
I am officially obsessed with JFK.
January 27, 2010
My Choice but It’s Not My Choice
Recently, it has been brought to my attention that Focus on the Family is running an ad during the Super Bowl. According to the NY Times Media Blog:
…the commercial would feature Tim Tebow, the college football star, and his mother, Pam Tebow, sharing a personal story in the vein of “Celebrate family, celebrate life.”In the past, Mrs. Tebow has spoken of a decision she made to give birth to Tim rather than having an abortion as she was advised by doctors.
Fantastic.
November 4, 2009
War.
Earlier this week, I had an epiphany. My epiphanies start small and then build up to a big, huge, honkin’, blog post worthy AHA! This one was about the war. And how it needs to probably stop {from where I sit at least} stat.
First, I was mulling about our young Veterans. I’d recently seen a documentary about young men and women coming home, severely injured, paralyzed or worse and the effects on them and their families. It was really moving. The story that hit me the hardest was about a young man who was almost blown to death by an IED in Iraq. He barely survived and now lives at home, unable to walk, speak and do a lot of things that you and I do, as a result of service to his country. His father said he was 19 in Basic, 20 in Iraq, and 21 in the VA Hospital. My heart broke.
October 6, 2009
A Fat Tax?
Recently I read an article about a proposed and hypothetical fat tax.
In improving America’s health, are we missing a key plotline? Wouldn’t the best way to control escalating health costs be to become healthier to begin with? Are rising costs driven not only by corporate greed, but also by self-destructive behavioral patterns?If the government is serious about tackling our nation’s health problems, then it should address food’s role in the looming crisis.
To Congress’ credit, proposed reforms emphasize increased prevention. But if socioeconomic incentives to consume harmful food persist, unhealthy patient behavior will prevail at monstrous cost to all of us. source
I wondered to myself, should we “punish” people for wanting to make bad choices?
September 4, 2009
Oh For Heaven’s Sake!
This morning, as I lolligagged getting ready for my life, MB was patiently reading the New York Times on his Blackberry when he yelled — “Listen to THIS!”
President Obama’s plan to deliver a speech to public school students on Tuesday has set off a revolt among conservative parents, who have accused the president of trying to indoctrinate their children with socialist ideas and are asking school officials to excuse the children from listening.
The uproar over the speech, in which Mr. Obama intends to urge students to work hard and stay in school, has been particularly acute in Texas, where several major school districts, under pressure from parents, have laid plans to let children opt out of lending the president an ear. read more
Oh boy.
September 2, 2009
Health. Care. Please.
I didn’t read the health care bill. I’m sorry. I just didn’t want to. I don’t believe everything that anyone says on the internet or otherwise just because its said for or by the party/people I support currently.
What I can tell you is there is something wrong with health care in America. It’s obvious to me everyday, in our little Wife and Blog home. I hope that its obvious to a lot of you, too and you’re anxious to do something about it.
